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Prof. Dr. Thomas Klockgether

Neurologist, Bonn, Germany Years of Experience: 28+ Designation: Director at University Hospital Bonn, Bonn

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With 28+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. Thomas Klockgether is a neurologist known for handling complex cases with ease.
His clinical interest includes treatment of Parkinson’s disease, cerebrovascular disease, multiple sclerosis and headache disorders.
He studied medicine at the University of Göttingen, Germany and also carried out research on Parkinson’s disease at the Max Planck Institute.
After graduation, Prof. Klockgether went to Oldenburg for clinical training and completed his specialist training in degenerative ataxias at Tübingen.
He has been Speaker of the Zentrum für seltene Erkrankungen Bonn (ZSEB) and is Director of Clinical Research at the DZNE.
Prof. Klockgether has received numerous awards, including the C3‐Schilling professorship for theoretical and clinical medicine and the “Holmes Prize” of the Fondation de l’Ataxie cérébelleuse (FAC).
He holds several scientific roles - coordinator of the clinical part of the EU-funded project EUROSCA, speaker of the DFG Research Group “Innate Immunity”, coordinator of the European RISCA project (E‐Rare program) and speaker of the Ataxia Study Group (ASG).

Treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Cerebrovascular disease, Headache disorders

Prof. Dr. med. Helmuth Steinmetz

Neurologist, Frankfurt, Germany Years of Experience: 32+ Designation: Head of Department at University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt

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With 31+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. med. Helmuth Steinmetz is a world-renowned neurologist.
His clinical focus includes multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, movement disorders and stroke.
He heads the neurology department which includes the Section of Neuropsychology approved by the German Society of Neuropsychology.
Prof. Steinmetz is a member of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society.
He has over 120 publications to his credit in peer-reviewed journals.
Under his supervision, the department applies advanced methods approved by national and international neurology medical organizations.

Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Movement disorders, Stroke

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Prof. Dr. med. Hans Peter Hartung

Neurologist, Dusseldorf, Germany Years of Experience: 26+ Designation: Director at University Hospital Dusseldorf

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With 26+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. med. Hans Peter Hartung is a world-renowned neurologist.
His scientific interests have been in the field of translational neurology, especially in the area of diseases of the brain, nerves, spinal cord and muscles.
To find new strategies for the treatment of diseases of nervous system, he has done studies on patients with normal and disturbed interaction between immune system and nervous system.
Dr. Hartung has been involved in numerous steering committees for international and multicenter drug studies.
He is a member of international research committees such as ECTRIMS (former President), WHO, Inflammatory Neuropathy Consortium and Peripheral Nerve Society.
He is in medical advisory boards of patient associations such as the German Multiple Sclerosis Society and the German Paraplegia Foundation.

Acute polyneuritis, Guillain-barré syndrome (GBS), Chronic polyneuritis (CIDP), Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis

Prof. Dr. Cornelius Weiller

Neurologist, Freiburg, Germany Years of Experience: 21+ Designation: Director at Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg

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Prof. Dr. Cornelius Weiller is a respected Neurologist with over 21+ years of experience.
He has won several awards and recognitions for his work in the field including Founding Director of Neuroimage Nord; Director of the Lurija Institute, Konstanz; Senior Honorary Fellow, UCL, London, UK; Young investigators awards of ICBF society, etc.
His academic career started with Habilitation in 1993, graduation in 1987, ECFMG in 1984, and lastly Study of human medicine in Gent, Erlangen, and Aachen between 1976-1983.
He also has a Postdoc degree at the MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London in 1990.
He has worked as a Professor of Neurology (C4) and head of the Department of Neurology in Hamburg as well as Jena
Dr. Hofmann has special interests in stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Tremors, Dystonia, Huntington's disease, Epilepsy, Meningitis, Multiple sclerosis, Trigeminal neuralgia, Dementia, Migraine, Brain tumors, etc.
He has published various national and international paper publications.

Stroke Tremors Dystonia Huntington's disease Epilepsy Meningitis Multiple sclerosis Trigeminal neuralgia Dementia Migraine Brain tumors

Prof. Dr. Carola A. Haas

Neurologist, Freiburg, Germany Years of Experience: 16+ Designation: Consultant at Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg

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Prof. Dr. Carola A. Haas is an experienced Neurologist with 16+ years in the field.
She pursued her Diploma in Biology from the University of Ulm in 1983, Dr. rer. nat. in Biology from LMU München in 1989, and lastly Habilitation in Medicine from the University of Freiburg in 2001.
She also has an MPI Fellowship from the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Martinsried in 1988.
She has various Honors, Awards, and Scholarships such as DFG Ph.D. Studentship in 1984, DFG Fellowship for Cold Spring Harbor, the USA in 1986, Alfred-Hauptmann-Award, Society of Epileptology in 2017.
She is a member of the Bernstein Center Freiburg, and Executive Board, Cluster of Excellence "BrainLinks-BrainTools".
Dr. Haas has several publications to her credit in prestigious national and international journals.

Pathomechanisms of temporal lobe epilepsy Characterization of malformations of cortical development In vitro models of TLE Immuno-histology Behavioral experiments with rodents: Real and VR mazes Peri-operative and near-infrared monitoring

Prof. Dr. Melanie Meyer-Luehmann

Neurologist, Freiburg, Germany Years of Experience: 16+ Designation: Senior Consultant at Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg

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Prof. Dr. Melanie Meyer-Luehmann is a Neurologist with 16+ years in the field.
She is a member of the "SFB 596 Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration" since 2009 and has won the Emmy Noether Career Development Grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG in 2009.
She has a professional society membership of the Society of Neuroscience.
She pursued her undergraduate and graduate studies of Biology at the University of Freiburg, Germany in 1993, M.S. (Diplom) Thesis at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the USA with Prof. John Wayne Aldridge in 1999, and M.S. (Diploma) in Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Dr. Melanie also has a PhD Thesis at the University of Basel, Switzerland with Prof. Mathias Jucker and a Ph.D. in Neurobiology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
She has a Postdoctoral fellow at the Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research, Tuebingen, Germany, with Prof. Mathias Jucker and another one at the Massachusetts General Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, with Prof. Bradley T. Hyman.
She has several publications to her credit in prestigious national and international journals.

Neurodegenerative Diseases Plaque development Neurodegeneration Intracerebral injections Two-photon microscopy Immuno-histology Behavioral experiments with rodents: Real and VR mazes Peri-operative and near-infrared monitoring

Prof. Dr. Volker Arnd Coenen

Neurosurgeon, Freiburg, Germany Years of Experience: 15+ Designation: Consultant at Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg

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Prof. Dr. Volker Arnd Coenen is a Neurosurgeon in Freiburg, Germany with over 15+ years of experience.
He is an active member of organizations such as the German Society for Neurosurgery (DGNC), European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), The Movement Disorders Society, German Society for Computer and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC), European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ESSFN), World Society for Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery (WSFSN), etc.
He completed graduation from Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen in 1992, and did two internships from Neurosurgical Clinic, University Hospital Aachen (Prof. Dr. med. JM Gilsbach) in 1999 and Clinic for Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Aachen, 6-month rotation, intensive care medicine (Prof. Dr. med. R. Rossaint) in 2000.
He also has a Fellowship in "Functional and stereotactic neurosurgery" from the Surgical Center for Movement Disorders, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada in 2007.
Dr. Coenen has special interests in dealing with Imaging assisted Deep Brain Stimulation, Spondylolisthesis, Hematoma, Brain contusions, Intracerebral bleed, Aneurysm, Brain tumors, Hypertensive bleed, etc.
He has authored in national and international publications and also has presented in many national conferences.

Cervical canal stenosis Lumbar disc prolapse Spondylolisthesis Hematoma Cervical disc prolapses Brain contusions Intracerebral bleed Subarachnoid hemorrhage Aneurysm Brain tumours Hypertensive bleed Hydrocephalus

Dr. Med. Florian Rakers

Neurologist, Berlin, Germany Years of Experience: 12+ Designation: Consultant at Meoclinic Hospital, Berlin

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Prof. Dr. Med. Habil Bernhard Bojahr is a trained Neurologist with +10 years of practice.
His area of expertise is the Diagnosis and care of people with multiple sclerosis and NMO spectrum disorders.
He is a member of the German Medical Association and the German Society of Neurology.
Prof. Dr. Med. Habil Bernd Bojahr gained his MBBS (2010) from Friedrich Schiller University, Jena.
He did his specialization in Botulinum toxin and Multiple sclerosis (2019) at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena.
Prof. Dr. Med. Habil Bernd Bojahr is the author of several publications and articles.

Radiology, Urology, Ophthalmology, Internal medicine and Dermatology.

Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf Laumer

Neurosurgeon, Essen, Germany Years of Experience: 39+ Designation: Head of Department at Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen

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With 39+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf Laumer is a neurosurgeon with the main interest in spinal diseases.
His expertise includes Lumbar disc herniation, cervical disc herniation, Thoracic disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical spinal stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, artificial intervertebral discs and spinal tumors.
He is vice president of the professional association of German neurosurgeons BDNC and a member of the board of the German Society for Neurosurgery DGNC.
Dr. Laumer did graduation and post-graduation from universities in Würzburg and Erlangen.
He did specialist training in neurosurgery at the University of Erlangen, Erlangen.
He is a member of the Neurosurgical Academy NCA, German Medical Association and North Rhine Medical Association, Düsseldorf.

Lumbar disc herniation, Cervical disc herniation, Thoracic disc herniation, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical spinal stenosis, Artificial intervertebral discs and spinal tumors

Prof. Dr. Med. Jurgen Kiwit

Neurosurgeon, Berlin, Germany Years of Experience: 35+ Designation: Chief at Meoclinic Hospital, Berlin

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Prof. Dr. Med. Jürgen Kiwit is a neurosurgeon with 35+ years of experience.
His areas of expertise include Kyphoplasty, Vertebroplasty, endoscopic intervertebral disc surgery, Neuronavigation for spinal and cranial surgery.
He is a member of AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons), WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies) and Mayo Alumni German Speaking League.
Dr. Kiwit completed his graduation followed by post-graduation.
He did his training in neurosurgery from prestigious hospitals in Germany.
He has many publications under his name in both national and international journals.

Vertebroplasty, Endoscopic intervertebral disc surgery, Neuronavigation for spinal and cranial surgery

Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Steinke

Neurologist, Dusseldorf, Germany Years of Experience: 30+ Designation: HOD at Marien Hospital, Dusseldorf

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With 30+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Steinke is a neurologist with a worldwide reputation.
His forte is the treatment of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, stroke prevention, Deep Brain Stimulation and Lysis Therapy.
He completed study of human medicine at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany and acquired a doctor’s degree from the same university under the supervision of Dr. med. K. Heinrich.
Prof. Steinke is a member of several medical organizations, including the German Society of Neurology (DGN), German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM), German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (DGKN), German Society for Migraine and Headache (DMKG), Group of Neurological Intensive Care (ANIM), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), European Society of Neurology (AAN) and European Stroke Council.
He also won a scholarship by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Under his guidance in the current hospital, the neurology department treats more than 2,500 inpatients.

Treatment of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Stroke prevention, Deep Brain Stimulation, Lysis Therapy

Prof. Dr. med. Gabriele Schackert

Neurosurgeon, Dresden, Germany Years of Experience: 32+ Designation: Director at Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Dresden

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With 32+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. med. Gabriele Schackert is a neurosurgeon with a worldwide reputation.
Her clinical interest includes tumor surgery, skull base surgery, acoustic neuromas, intramedullary tumors, gliomas, molecular analysis of brain tumors and aneurysms.
She is a member of the German Society for Neurosurgery (DGNC), German Society for Neuro-Oncology, European Association of Neurological Oncology (EANO), German Academy for Neurosurgery, European Skull Base Society (ESB), German Society for Basic Skull Surgery, German Academy for Education and Training in Neurosurgery and German Research Foundation.
Prof. Schackert has been elected as speaker of Cancer Society, Neuro-Oncology Section.
She is a co-editor of the Central Journal for Neurosurgery.
She has been 2nd Chairperson of the Standing Commission for Science and Research.

Tumor surgery, Skull base surgery, Acoustic neuromas, Intramedullary tumors, Molecular analysis of brain tumors and aneurysms

MD Christoph Goetz

Neurosurgeon, Bad Wildungen, Germany Years of Experience: 34+ Designation: Senior Consultant at Asklepios Academic City Hospital, Bad Wildungen

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MD Christoph Goetz is a neurosurgeon with 34+ years of experience.
His clinical interest includes neurosurgery, spine surgery, cyberknife, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Gamma Knife.
He completed graduation from the University of Göttingen, Germany and post-graduation from Medical University of Lübeck, Germany.
Dr. Goetz did training in neurosurgery from Hannover Medical School, Germany.
He has many publications under his name in both national and international journals.
He is a member of many prestigious medical organizations.

Neurosurgery, Spine surgery, Cyberknife, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Jander

Neurologist, Dusseldorf, Germany Years of Experience: 30+ Designation: Chief at Marien Hospital, Dusseldorf

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With 30+ years of experience, Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Jander is a neurologist known for his skills to handle any complex case.
His clinical interest lies in stroke, acute neurology, neuromuscular diseases, neuroimmunology and myasthenia gravis.
Under the direction of Prof. Jander, more than 2,500 patients with the entire spectrum of diseases in the neurological field are treated annually.
Furthermore, there are more than 2,000 outpatients per year, who are neurologically examined and treated.
He is well-published in peer-reviewed journals of national and international repute with more than 150 publications.
He is a member of the German Medical Association and the German Society for Neurology.

Acute neurology, Neuromuscular diseases, Neuroimmunology, Myasthenia gravis

Dr. Veit Becker

Neurologist, Hamburg, Germany Years of Experience: 37+ Designation: Chief at Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Hamburg

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Dr. Veit Becker is a neurologist with 37+ years of experience.
His forte includes treating migraine, stroke, vascular disease, multiple sclerosis and MS.
He is a member of the German Society for Neurology, German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM) and the American Academy of Neurology.
He has been involved in scientific work and head of studies on therapy, health economics and quality of life in multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Becker has been a regional representative of the German Stroke Foundation from 1996 to 2003.
He completed training for ultrasound diagnostics from Hamburg Medical Association.

Treating migraine, Vascular disease, MS

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